Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whittington Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bream , and the 27th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whittington Way (GL15 6AW) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 107.7% higher than the Bream average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 212.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittington Way (GL15 6AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ryelands Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchard Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whittington Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryelands Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryelands Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryelands Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryelands Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryelands Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Highview Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trenchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittington Way —
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Data Sources

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